The R.X. Problem

After an injury leaves him with a cybernetic leg and no job, Dr. James Watts becomes roommates with a detective named Sherlock, who is trying to emulate his literary namesake, to a disturbing degree. Watts is soon whisked along on Sherlock's cases, from solving murders to exposing immoral Corporations. He may or may not be crazy, but one thing is certain; life with Sherlock will never be boring. More

“What's your line of work?”He leaned back in the chair, the tips of his fingers together. “I am a consulting detective.”“You're a what?”“People come to me when they need a fresh look at a baffling situation. Like Sherlock Holmes.”“Who?”

After an injury leaves him with a cybernetic leg and no job, Dr. James Watts finds himself becoming roommates with a private detective named Sherlock, who is trying to emulate his literary namesake, to a disturbing degree. Watts is soon whisked along on Sherlock's cases, from solving murders to exposing immoral Corporations. He may or may not be crazy, but one thing is certain; life with Sherlock will never be boring.

Katie Magnusson lives with her husband and son in Milwaukee, WI. Her short stories can be found in the anthologies "Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells," "Holmes Away from Home: Adventures from the Great Hiatus," "An Improbable Truth: The Paranormal Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," and "Curious Incidents: More Improbable Adventures."

In addition to writing short stories about Sherlock Holmes, she also writes fan fiction combining the Great Detective and the video game Fallout 4 (look for kaelma on tumblr and/or ao3 if that strikes your fancy.) There are some not at all Sherlock Holmes related stories she's working on, honestly.

In a futuristic city, a young doctor finds himself living with a strange man named Sherlock, who is attempting to emulate his literary namesake to a disturbing degree. Dr. Watts soon finds himself whisked along as Sherlock solves cases of theft, blackmail, kidnappings, and murder. Now if only he could figure out what possessed him to agree to this.